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The Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington NY will celebrate Godzilla's birthday with four films over four days November 4th to 7th (Saturday thru Tuesday). The four films are Godzilla (1954), Mothra Vs. Godzilla (1964), Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster (1964), and Destroy All Monsters (1968). All are in Japanese with English subtitles, they will start at 7PM for the first two, and 7:30PM for the second two, tickets are $15 ($10 for members). The Cinema Arts Centre is at 423 Park Avenue Huntington, NY 11743 and you can buy tickets on their website here.
Godzilla: King of the Monsters - Celebrating the Birth of a Kaiju Legend
GODZILLA
Saturday, November 4th at 7 PM
$15 Public | $10 Members
A thrilling spectacle that continues to be a cult phenomenon, Godzilla is the roaring granddaddy of all monster movies. It’s also a remarkably humane and melancholy drama, made in Japan at a time when the country was reeling from nuclear attack and H-bomb testing in the Pacific. Its rampaging radioactive beast, the poignant embodiment of an entire population’s fears, became a beloved international icon of destruction, spawning almost thirty sequels. (Japan, 1954, 96 mins, Japanese with English Subtitles | Dir. Ishirô Honda)
Saturday, November 4th at 7 PM
$15 Public | $10 Members
A thrilling spectacle that continues to be a cult phenomenon, Godzilla is the roaring granddaddy of all monster movies. It’s also a remarkably humane and melancholy drama, made in Japan at a time when the country was reeling from nuclear attack and H-bomb testing in the Pacific. Its rampaging radioactive beast, the poignant embodiment of an entire population’s fears, became a beloved international icon of destruction, spawning almost thirty sequels. (Japan, 1954, 96 mins, Japanese with English Subtitles | Dir. Ishirô Honda)
MOTHRA VS GODZILLA
Sunday, November 5th at 7 PM
$15 Public | $10 Members
Godzilla faces off against the benevolent insect monster-god Mothra in this clash of the titans, a crossover battle between two of Toho Studios’ most popular monsters—the last in which Godzilla would figure as a malevolent villain rather than a fearsome hero. Mothra vs. Godzilla marks a creative high point in the Godzilla series, with pointed social commentary from director Ishiro Honda, a masterful score by Akira Ifukube, and astonishing special-effects work by Eiji Tsuburaya. (Japan, 1964, 89 mins, Japanese with English Subtitles | Dir. Ishirô Honda)
Sunday, November 5th at 7 PM
$15 Public | $10 Members
Godzilla faces off against the benevolent insect monster-god Mothra in this clash of the titans, a crossover battle between two of Toho Studios’ most popular monsters—the last in which Godzilla would figure as a malevolent villain rather than a fearsome hero. Mothra vs. Godzilla marks a creative high point in the Godzilla series, with pointed social commentary from director Ishiro Honda, a masterful score by Akira Ifukube, and astonishing special-effects work by Eiji Tsuburaya. (Japan, 1964, 89 mins, Japanese with English Subtitles | Dir. Ishirô Honda)
GHIDORAH, THE THREE-HEADED MONSTER
Monday, November 6th at 7:30 PM
$15 Public | $10 Members
After laying waste to an alien civilization on Venus, the three-headed, lightning-emitting space monster Ghidorah brings its insatiable thirst for destruction to Earth, where fierce foes Godzilla, Rodan, and Mothra must join forces in order to deal with the unprecedented threat. An electrifying screen debut for Godzilla’s archenemy Ghidorah, this film also marks a turning point for the series, as the first time the King of the Monsters acts to protect the planet. (Japan, 1964, 93 mins, Japanese with English Subtitles | Dir. Ishirô Honda)
Monday, November 6th at 7:30 PM
$15 Public | $10 Members
After laying waste to an alien civilization on Venus, the three-headed, lightning-emitting space monster Ghidorah brings its insatiable thirst for destruction to Earth, where fierce foes Godzilla, Rodan, and Mothra must join forces in order to deal with the unprecedented threat. An electrifying screen debut for Godzilla’s archenemy Ghidorah, this film also marks a turning point for the series, as the first time the King of the Monsters acts to protect the planet. (Japan, 1964, 93 mins, Japanese with English Subtitles | Dir. Ishirô Honda)
DESTROY ALL MONSTERS
Tuesday, November 7th at 7:30 PM
$15 Public | $10 Members
The original Godzilla team of director Ishiro Honda, special-effects supervisor Eiji Tsuburaya, and composer Akira Ifukube reunited for this kaiju extravaganza, which features no fewer than eleven monsters. Set in the remote future of 1999, when the people of Earth have achieved world peace by confining destructive creatures to Monsterland (until an alien race intervenes), Destroy All Monsters mounts a thrilling display of innovative action sequences and memorable images that have made it a favorite for generations of viewers. (Japan, 1968, 89 mins Japanese with English Subtitles | Dir. Ishirô Honda & Jun Fukuda)
Tuesday, November 7th at 7:30 PM
$15 Public | $10 Members
The original Godzilla team of director Ishiro Honda, special-effects supervisor Eiji Tsuburaya, and composer Akira Ifukube reunited for this kaiju extravaganza, which features no fewer than eleven monsters. Set in the remote future of 1999, when the people of Earth have achieved world peace by confining destructive creatures to Monsterland (until an alien race intervenes), Destroy All Monsters mounts a thrilling display of innovative action sequences and memorable images that have made it a favorite for generations of viewers. (Japan, 1968, 89 mins Japanese with English Subtitles | Dir. Ishirô Honda & Jun Fukuda)